Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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